Kayla is the Associate Pastor of Families and Discipleship at South Weymouth Church of the Nazarene. She is married to her wonderful husband, Sam who does ministry right along side her. She is an ENC graduate and is currently working on her MDiv! Sam and Kayla have 2 kiddos - Kensi & Lincoln. She loves to adventure, in any way possible, whether it be close to home or oversees, and has a deep love for coffee!
NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT NYI COUNCIL
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PASTOR Kayla Kish (South Weymouth)
President
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Pastor Adam ziegler (Berkshire)
Vice President
Adam is the Senior Pastor of Berkshire First Church of the Nazarene in Dalton, MA. Adam has served in many ministry roles over the last 25 years. He’s served as Compassionate Ministry Director, Youth Pastor, and Worship Pastor. He was the NYI President for the Alaska and Philadelphia Districts. He’s directed FOL, Teen Camps, Retreats, and so many other events. Adam, his wife Lori, and their two kids, Alanna and Alex, love hiking, snowboarding/skiing, and hanging out around the fire pit.
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billy malas (lowell)
Treasurer
Billy attends Lowell First Church of the Nazarene. He was raised in Quincy and have been a part of ENC and NED for as long as he can remember. He served on the NYI council as a teen and loved going to all the District events. His favorite event is Camp because he loves hanging out with all the teens and adults that go. In his spare time he loves to play video games, work on computers, Star Trek, Star Wars, movies, and programing video games. He also loves diving into a good video game or losing himself in a good TV series or movie. Billy is really looking forward to working on the council and seeing what God has in store for him and for the District in this next season.
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Kenna Kern (North street Church)
Communication Coordinator
Kenna is a lover of ice cream, bubble tea, and sunshine! She currently teaches the Squirrel Class at Campus Kinder Haus of Eastern Nazarene College and serves as the Director of Children & Families at North Street Community Church of the Nazarene, as well as, co-leads the youth group. When Kenna's not with the kids, you'll find her reading a book at the beach, riding a rollercoaster, or daydreaming about living in Hawaii!
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Pastor Julia ezeigbo (Manchester Church)
secretary
Julia is the Associate Pastor at Manchester Church of the Nazarene in Connecticut. She is married to her super tall and super awesome husband Chima. She graduated from ENC and received her MDiv from NTS. She has one kiddo named Abraham and two fur babies- a hound mix named Baxter and a tabby cat named Randy. She loves long walks in the neighborhood with the dog, building sand castles at the beach, and chatting around the fire pit during long summer evenings. She also likes to spend her spare time tending to her veggie garden and will never pass up an offer to eat ice cream!
